UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2025: Paper I and II Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2025: The Union Public Service Commission releases the exam pattern and marking scheme along with the UPSC CMS official notification. Candidates who are appearing for the exam should have an in-depth idea of the exam pattern for each paper. The exam pattern for CMS is same as last year. Any changes that will be done by the commission will be added to the UPSC CMS official notification

UPSC CMS Exam is divided into two parts. While part I is the written test, part II is a personality test. The UPSC CMS written exam is of 500 marks, whereas the interview is of 100 marks. The UPSC CMS written exam is further divided into two papers and each paper carried a maximum of 250 marks. On the other hand, the personality exam is solely of 100 marks and only those students who have qualified the written examination will be eligible to appear for the personality test. 

Apart from the exam pattern, candidates should also check the UPSC CMS syllabus. Candidates can find the UPSC CMS syllabus on the official website. Both exam pattern and syllabus play a crucial role for students who are appearing for the UPSC CMS exam 2025.  

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights 

UPSC CMS exam pattern is released on the official website. Candidates can take a look at all the important highlights of the exam pattern down below. 

• UPSC CMS exam has two parts - Written test and Interview 
• UPSC CMS time duration for part 1 is 2 hours for each paper
• Candidates who will qualify UPSC CMS written exam can appear for the interview stage 
• UPSC CMS written exam (part I) have two paper including  General Medicine and Paediatrics and the marking for both are different. 
• The UPSC CMS written exam for both the paper will take place in MCQ format and the question paper will be set in English language only. 

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2025: Written Test (Paper 1)

UPSC written examination is the first step for candidates to secure the job post they have applied for. The written examination is further divided into two parts - paper I and paper II. Both paper I and II has different subjects. Further candidates can take a look at the following UPSC CMS total number of questions for the written test. Also, candidates can check the UPSC CMS total marks of the written test.

• UPSC CMS written test has two papers - paper 1 and paper II
• UPSC CMS paper 1 has two subjects including General Medicine and Paediatrics. 
• The general medicine consisted of 96 questions, whereas the Paediatrics section has 24 questions.
• UPSC CMS total marks for paper I and II is 250. On the other hand, UPSC CMS total questions for paper I and II is 120 
• UPSC CMS Time Duration for both papers is 2 hours each. 
• UPSC CMS exam has negative marking which means 1.3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. 

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2025: Written Test (Paper 2)

UPSC CMS paper II has three subjects and each subject has a different marking weightage. Paper II as well is of 40 marks and the duration of the exam is 2 hours. Candidates can take a look at the following UPSC CMS exam pattern for paper 2 down below. 

• UPSC CMS paper 2 has three subjects including ‘Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Preventive & Social Medicine’. 
• UPSC CMS total duration of the exam is 2 hours
• UPSC CMS paper 2 has a total of 40 questions 
• UPSC total marks are kept as 250 marks 
• UPSC CMS paper 2 also has negative markings. As per UPSC CMS negative marking 1.3 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2025 for Personality Test 

UPSC CMS personality test is the final stage of the examination. If the candidate qualifies for this test, then he or she will be eligible to secure the post for which they have applied under the UPSC CMS exam 2025. Further, candidates can take a look at all the important points for UPSC CMS Exam Pattern for personality test. 

• Those students who will qualify the UPSC CMS part I will be eligible to appear for UPSC CMS part II which is the personality test. 
• For the purpose of assessing the general knowledge of the candidate in academics and the area of study he/she is interested in, the interview/personality test will serve as a complement to the computer-based examination. Additionally, the officials assess the candidates' leadership abilities, initiative, character, alertness, social cohesion abilities, judgment balance, and intellectual curiosity.
• UPSC CMS personality test is of 100 marks and the examination is conducted by he UPSC officials. 

UPSC CMS 2025: Negative Marking 

UPSC CMS exam has a negative marking policy. As per the UPSC CMS marking scheme, 1.3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer attempted in the examination. In the event that candidates do not mark the answer, no marks will be deducted. The information of how much marks will be deducted for the negative marking is mentioned on the UPSC CMS official website.

UPSC CMS Syllabus 2025

Apart from studying the exam pattern, candidates should also study the syllabus for UPSC CMS. Aspirants can find the syllabus on the UPSC CMS official website. The syllabus is mentioned for the UPSC CMS exam is for written test which has two papers. Candidates can further take a look at the different subjects that are included in the UPSC CMS part I syllabus.